St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-23

WEDNESDAY. July 9th.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn.
| ment
! Present Albert Guidry, a. Pcrrodin. X H.
! Littell. w. e. Gordon. E. Duhuisson s. Haas
! L. Young and Martin Carron.
The committee appointed yesterday. to wait
| on the Mayor of the town relative to the col
| lection OF the special court house tan pre-
! scented the following report.
To the Hon. Police jury of St Landry
I Your committee appointed to inquire what
amount is collected by the collector Of town
OF OpelOusaS, of the court house tax inposed
by ordinance of the town of Opel0usas and
amount Of said funds paid to the parish Treas
nrer respectfully report that:
There has been collected a sum of thjrty-
two hundred and thrty-one and 50l 100 dol
| lars CS:}23l .5Ol. There has been notllin. paid
to the parish treasurer. We learn the first
fact from town tax collector who furn ished
Us the list here appended OF the taX-payers
who have paid We learn the second fact
from the parish Treasurer.
We will add that the town tax collector of
Opelousas, Informed us that he had paid to
the town Treasurer, the sum of three tbou-
sand one hundred and lightweight dollars
(S3lss).
We beg to add our voice to that of many
others Of the tax payers Of OpelousaS. urging
you to see to it that the tax aforesaid be col
lected, and be properly attributed
ii. l., GARLAND
IL. ii. LITTELL.
JOS. BLOCH
OrELoUSAS. Goth June. 1887.
The g Courthouse Building COMMITTEES met
pursuant to the call of its chairman Present:
Auguste Perrodin chairman Joseph Bloch.
secretary; T. S. Fontenot. f. Dubnisson. i
o. Chacher6, c. c. Duson and Frank Whar.
ton. Absent: JOS Frozard and 7. e. ChacherG.
The chairman, after ascertaning that a quo
rum was present, declared that the cnmmiftee
was ready to attend to the business for which
it was called whereupon Messrs. Harmon &
Eoss, through Mr.. j }. Harmon. appeared and
stated that they bad completed their contract
and are ready to turn over to the parish of St
Landry, the courthouse, bnit under said CON
tract
They also presented to the committee for
its considerat lou, Il detailed account for ma
terials furnished and work done which were
neither a part of the contract nor specitica-
tons but were. as they claim indispensable to
the safety and completeness of the bniidine.
the same amounting TO The sum of $3.50. 40
On motion OF Mr.. L. ). Fontenot. the com
mittee proceeded to the examination Of the
court house. and after a thorough inyesti0a-
ton, and close COMPARISON between the SDeci
fications and the work it has unanimously
agreed
That Harmon Il Noss have complied with
their contract to build the Courthouse and
are now entitled to the payment OF same as
stipulated
The only part OF the building that the com
mittee could not closely examine. was the roof /
on account of the Inconvenience to get there |
but from all appearances it seems to be in ac- |
cordance with the specifications The con |
tractors have voluntarily agreed to warrant
the same for the period of three years against /
any leakage, promising to repair at their own /
The committee has also found 10 glasses in
the sashes more or less broken which the
have agreed to replace hume
diately